Calopogon tuberosus
| Tuberous Grass Pink | |
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| C. tuberosus var. tuberosus | |
| See text | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Calopogon |
| Species: | C. tuberosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calopogon tuberosus Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.[1] | |
Wild pink orchid Calopogon tuberosus
Calopogon tuberosus, the tuberous grasspink, is an orchid native to eastern North America.[1] In the United States it occurs from as far southwest as Texas and Oklahoma and southeast to the Florida Everglades to as far northeast as Maine and as far northwest as Minnesota. In Canada it is found all provinces from Newfoundland to Manitoba. It also is found in St. Pierre & Miquelon, Cuba and the Bahamas.[2][3][4]
Conservation status
It is listed as "G5 - Secure" under the NatureServe conservation status system. However it is listed as an endangered species by the states of Illinois, Kentucky, and Maryland, and as exploitably vulnerable by New York.
References
- 1 2 Justice, William S.; Bell, C. Ritchie; Lindsey, Anne H. (2005). Wild Flowers of North Carolina (2. printing. ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press. p. 53. ISBN 0807855979.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ US Department of Agriculture Plants profile
External links
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Media related to Tuberous grass pink (Calopogon tuberosus) at Wikimedia Commons -
Data related to Tuberous grass pink (Calopogon tuberosus) at Wikispecies - Calopogon tuberosus gallery link
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
- Plant Delights Nursery
- Orchids of Wisconsin
- Missouri Plants, photo
- Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids
- Go Botany, New England Wild Flower Society
- Paul Smith's College, College of the Adirondacks, Visitor's Interpretive Center
- Ontario Wildflowers
- Minnesota Wildflowers
- Go Orchids, North American Orchids Conservation Center
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